--- title: "Sport Clips Haircuts Launches “Help A Hero”" url: https://burnaze.com/article/4f7f8960-8b91-4b9a-b3c4-b92a43385f49 source: "Franchising.com" original_url: https://www.franchising.com/news/20221011_sport_clips_haircuts_launches_help_a_hero.html category: "Hair & salon suites" industry: "Beauty & Wellness" segment: "Hair & salon suites" published: 2022-10-11T12:00:00.000Z modified: 2026-11-01T22:32:58.536Z image: https://images.unsplash.com/photo-1524749292158-7540c2494485?w=1600&q=80&auto=format&fit=crop --- # Sport Clips Haircuts Launches “Help A Hero” **TL;DR:** Sport Clips Haircuts is launching its annual 'Help A Hero' campaign to raise $1.7 million for the VFW 'Sport Clips Help A Hero Scholarship' program. The program, founded by Sport Clips Founder and Chairman Gordon Logan, aims to provide scholarships to veterans and their families to help cover the cost of tuition and fees. *originally published in Franchising.com on 2022-10-11. [Read the original](https://www.franchising.com/news/20221011_sport_clips_haircuts_launches_help_a_hero.html).* ## Story GEORGETOWN, Texas - Sport Clips Haircuts kicks off its annual drive today with the lofty goal of raising $1.7 million by November 12, in support of its VFW “Sport Clips Help A Hero Scholarship”program. Sport Clips clients, team members, and franchisees will work to raise money via text and in stores over the next five weeks, and participating Sport Clips stores will donate $2 to the program from every hair care service provided on Veterans Day, November 11. Many participating Sport Clips locations will also offer free Veterans Day haircuts for those with military I.D. At the heart of the Help A Hero campaign is Sport Clips Founder and Chairman Gordon Logan, an Air Force veteran who flew C-130s in Southeast Asia. “Research shows most Americans understand there’s need for additional money to help veterans with education and training. Because G. I. Bill funds don’t always go the distance, we started the Help A Hero Scholarship program with the Veterans of Foreign Wars in 2013 to help out when veterans need to go back to school in order to pursue civilian careers. Our clients and product partners have made the program a ‘win’ for veterans by helping us donate more $11. 4 million to the program to date and funding 2,400 scholarships," Logan says. “Help A Hero is now the largest scholarship program of its kind, and we want to continue to make a positive difference for those who serve our country.” ”With college tuition inflation up and veterans’ education benefits stretched thin, the Help A Hero scholarship gives veterans and their families the extra help they deserve to reach their educational goals,” said VFW National Commander Tim Borland. “Your support ensures we are able to continue to provide this vital lifeline to veterans and their families.” This year Sport Clips is making it easy to donate to Help A Hero at the check-out kiosk following a haircut. These scholarships range up to $5,000 per semester and help cover the cost of tuition and fees for military and service members with the rank of E-5 and below. Help A Hero scholarships are awarded to qualified veterans across all branches of the military by sending the funds directly to the college or technical school of their choice. ## Entities - Franchising.com (publication) - Beauty & Wellness (sector) - fundraising campaign (topic) - veterans support (topic) - Sport Clips Haircuts (company) - scholarship program (topic) - Gordon Logan (person) - VFW (company) - Veterans of Foreign Wars (company) --- Originally reported by Franchising.com (https://www.franchising.com/news/20221011_sport_clips_haircuts_launches_help_a_hero.html). Summarized by Burnaze (https://burnaze.com/article/4f7f8960-8b91-4b9a-b3c4-b92a43385f49).